Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) : contaminants of concern /

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Includes numerous case studies on the subject, this book provides a timely primer on the environmental challenges from a specific class of perfluorinated chemical compounds (PFCs) that are now being recognized as a worldwide health threat. --

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2017]
Temas:
Organofluorine compounds.
Organofluorine compounds > Environmental aspects.
Fluoropolymers.
Polyfluorenes.
Composés organiques fluorés.
Composés organiques fluorés > Aspect de l'environnement.
Polyfluorènes.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Fluoropolymers
Organofluorine compounds
Polyfluorenes
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Useful Conversion Factors; 1 What Fluoropolymers Are; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Evolution of Fluoropolymers and the Markets; 1.3 PFAS Compounds; 1.3.1 General Description; 1.3.2 How They Are Made; 1.3.3 The Proliferation of PFAS; 1.4 Terminology; References; 2 Definitions, Uses, and Evolution of PFCs; 2.1 Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) Of Interest; 2.2 The PFC Family; 2.3 PFOS; 2.4 PFOA; 2.5 Fluorotelomers; References; 3 Fire Fighting Foams; 3.1 What AFFFs Are; 3.2 Environmental Impacts
  • 7.3 Remedial Guidelines7.4 Standards in Other Countries; 7.4.1 United Kingdom; 7.4.2 Canada; 7.4.3 Germany; 7.4.4 Norway; 7.4.5 European Union (EU); 7.4.6 OECD; 7.4.7 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); 7.4.8 United Nation's Economic Commission for Europe (ECE); References; 8 Overview of Water Treatment Technology Options; 8.1 Technology Options; 8.2 Case Studies, Literature, and Technologies; Reference; 9 Adsorption Technology; 9.1 Overview; 9.2 Activated Carbon and Other Carbonaceous Adsorbents; 9.3 Zeolites; 9.4 Polymeric Adsorbents; 9.5 Oxidic Adsorbents
  • 9.6 Adsorption Theory Basics and Isotherms9.7 Adsorption of PFOA; 9.8 Hardware and Operational Considerations; 9.9 Backwashing; 9.10 Permitting; 9.11 Spent Carbon Management; 9.12 Recommended References; References; 10 Case Studies; 10.1 PFOA in Southern New Hampshire; 10.2 Former Wurtsmith Air Force Base; 10.3 Dupont Washington Works in West Virginia; 10.4 PFC Contamination in Minnesota; References; Index; EULA

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